William Safire throws out a challenge to journalists to get their butts in gear and report on the Oil-For-Food scandal, which he refers to as "Kofigate":
These investigations were triggered by the press. But why should competitive journalists wait months for official leaks? Bankers, traders and honest U.N. underlings are eager to whis-tleblow; shoe-leather reporting is required to hot-foot the watchmen now that they are finally awake.Posted by dan at July 12, 2004 10:16 AM